Substitute Quotes

661 Substitute quotes by 507 unique authors

Independence is the recognition of the fact that yours is the responsibility of judgement and nothing can help you escape it - that no substitute… — Ayn Rand
Alas! innocence is but a poor substitute for experience. — Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton
In man's life, the absence of an essential component usually leads to the adoption of a substitute. The substitute is usually embraced with vehemence and… — Eric Hoffer
Passionate intensity may serve as a substitute for confidence. — Eric Hoffer
It is art that makes life, and I know of no substitute whatsoever for the force and beauty of its process. — William James
There can be no substitute for work, neither affection nor physical well-being can replace it. — Maria Montessori
Rather than employing it as a supplement to active, conscious seeing, they used the medium as a substitute, paying less attention to the world than… — Alain de Botton
Above all am I convinced of the need, irrevocable and inescapable, of every human heart, for God. No matter how we try to escape, to… — A.J. Cronin
There is a world of communication which is not dependent on words. This is the world in which the artist operates and for him words… — Mary Martin
One of the weaknesses of much abstract painting is the attempt to substitute the inventions of the intellect for a pristine imaginative conception. The inner… — Edward Hopper
For people who cannot get to church for various reasons, this is a great option. But it will always be a poor substitute for joining… — Craig Detweiler
Statistics are no substitute for judgment. — Henry Clay
Criticism is necessary and useful; it is often indispensable; but it can never take the place of action, or be even a poor substitute for… — Theodore Roosevelt
The greatest privilege and greatest duty for any man is to be happily married, and no other form of success or service, for either man… — Theodore Roosevelt
Television [is] a high-impact medium. It does some things no other force can do-transmitting electronic pictures through the air. Still, as an explored, comprehensive medium,… — Walter Cronkite
I believe natural beauty has a necessary place in the spiritual development of any individual or any society. I believe that whenever we substitute something… — Rachel Carson
Unbroken Evolution under uniform conditions pleased every one -- except curates and bishops; it was the very best substitute for religion; a safe, conservative practical,… — Henry Adams
What makes the temptation of power so seemingly irresistible? Maybe it is that power offers an easy substitute for the hard task of love. It… — Henri Nouwen
When you feel the rise of unpleasant emotions, take a moment and make an effort to identify their source. The answers are far more available… — Jane Roberts
Rules help govern and steer a relationship along, so they're good things. But they become bad things when they become the narrow gate though which… — Miroslav Volf
The Bible is not God, nor is it a substitute for God, and to treat it as if it were God or a surrogate of… — Peter J. Gomes
We may not substitute charity for godliness; but there is room for the Divine love in the heart which has been touched by the human. — William Morley Punshon
You may substitute knowledge for superstition without satisfying the needs that drive people into superstition's arms. — Susan Neiman
Intercession means that we deliberately substitute God’s interests in others for our natural sympathy with them. — Oswald Chambers
The object of Parliament is to substitute argument for fisticuffs. — Winston Churchill

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